Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Costa Rica

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Costa Rica chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.33 in Costa Rica in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Costa Rica population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	Costa Rica
1960	4.71	6.71
1961	4.15	6.65
1962	4.3	6.54
1963	4.3	6.39
1964	4.21	6.19
1965	4.18	5.96
1966	4.14	5.7
1967	3.6	5.42
1968	3.57	5.03
1969	3.34	4.84
1970	3.08	4.59
1971	3.2	4.36
1972	3.15	4.16
1973	2.87	3.99
1974	2.65	3.89
1975	2.45	3.8
1976	2.24	3.75
1977	2.2	3.7
1978	1.84	3.66
1979	1.86	3.65
1980	1.78	3.58
1981	1.85	3.56
1982	1.86	3.54
1983	1.86	3.53
1984	1.75	3.52
1985	1.77	3.51
1986	1.69	3.45
1987	1.61	3.38
1988	1.58	3.31
1989	1.64	3.24
1990	1.84	3.17
1991	1.84	3.08
1992	1.8	3
1993	1.77	2.93
1994	1.73	2.86
1995	1.7	2.78
1996	1.67	2.68
1997	1.65	2.59
1998	1.62	2.53
1999	1.78	2.48
2000	1.93	2.41
2001	1.96	2.31
2002	1.86	2.16
2003	1.86	2.08
2004	1.8	2.03
2005	1.74	2.04
2006	1.7	1.94
2007	1.76	1.95
2008	1.76	1.98
2009	1.77	1.95
2010	1.79	1.83
2011	1.76	1.88
2012	1.73	1.85
2013	1.73	1.78
2014	1.73	1.8
2015	1.73	1.8
2016	1.72	1.75
2017	1.72	1.71
2018	1.72	1.71
2019	1.72	1.6
2020	1.71	1.45
2021	1.71	1.35
2022	1.71	1.34
2023	1.71	1.33
2024	1.71	1.32
2025	1.7	1.31
2026	1.7	1.31
2027	1.7	1.31
2028	1.7	1.3
2029	1.7	1.31
2030	1.7	1.31
2031	1.69	1.31
2032	1.69	1.32
2033	1.69	1.32
2034	1.69	1.32
2035	1.69	1.33
2036	1.69	1.33
2037	1.69	1.34
2038	1.69	1.34
2039	1.69	1.35
2040	1.68	1.35
2041	1.68	1.35
2042	1.68	1.36
2043	1.68	1.36
2044	1.68	1.37
2045	1.68	1.37
2046	1.68	1.37
2047	1.68	1.38
2048	1.68	1.38
2049	1.68	1.38
2050	1.68	1.38

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Costa Rica
1960	37.2%	46.4%
1961	37.2%	46.6%
1962	37.1%	46.7%
1963	37.1%	46.7%
1964	37.1%	46.6%
1965	37.1%	46.5%
1966	37.1%	46.3%
1967	36.9%	45.9%
1968	36.7%	45.5%
1969	36.4%	45%
1970	36%	44.4%
1971	35.7%	43.8%
1972	35.3%	43.1%
1973	34.9%	42.3%
1974	34.4%	41.5%
1975	33.6%	40.8%
1976	32.8%	40%
1977	32.1%	39.2%
1978	31.1%	38.6%
1979	30%	38%
1980	29%	37.5%
1981	28%	37.1%
1982	27.2%	36.7%
1983	26.7%	36.5%
1984	26.2%	36.4%
1985	25.8%	36.3%
1986	25.5%	36.3%
1987	25.1%	36.2%
1988	24.8%	36.2%
1989	24.5%	36.1%
1990	24.2%	36%
1991	23.9%	35.7%
1992	23.6%	35.4%
1993	23.4%	35%
1994	23.2%	34.6%
1995	23%	34.1%
1996	22.8%	33.6%
1997	22.6%	33%
1998	22.3%	32.4%
1999	22.1%	31.8%
2000	21.9%	31.1%
2001	21.7%	30.5%
2002	21.6%	29.8%
2003	21.5%	29.1%
2004	21.3%	28.4%
2005	21%	27.7%
2006	20.7%	27.1%
2007	20.5%	26.5%
2008	20.3%	25.9%
2009	20.2%	25.4%
2010	20.2%	24.9%
2011	20%	24.3%
2012	19.9%	23.9%
2013	19.7%	23.4%
2014	19.4%	23%
2015	19.2%	22.5%
2016	18.9%	22.1%
2017	18.7%	21.8%
2018	18.4%	21.4%
2019	18.2%	21.1%
2020	18.1%	20.7%
2021	17.9%	20.3%
2022	17.7%	19.8%
2023	17.5%	19.3%
2024	17.2%	18.8%
2025	17.1%	18.3%
2026	16.9%	17.8%
2027	16.8%	17.3%
2028	16.7%	16.9%
2029	16.6%	16.4%
2030	16.5%	16%
2031	16.4%	15.5%
2032	16.4%	15.1%
2033	16.3%	14.7%
2034	16.2%	14.4%
2035	16.1%	14.1%
2036	16%	13.9%
2037	15.9%	13.8%
2038	15.8%	13.7%
2039	15.8%	13.6%
2040	15.7%	13.5%
2041	15.6%	13.4%
2042	15.5%	13.3%
2043	15.4%	13.2%
2044	15.3%	13.2%
2045	15.2%	13.1%
2046	15.2%	13%
2047	15.1%	12.9%
2048	15%	12.8%
2049	14.9%	12.7%
2050	14.9%	12.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 18.8% in Costa Rica in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 36% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Costa Rica compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Costa Rica by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +0.74% in Costa Rica. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Barbados	Costa Rica
1960	5,949	48,857
1961	5,208	50,149
1962	5,589	51,046
1963	5,706	51,403
1964	5,688	51,435
1965	5,762	51,196
1966	5,842	50,755
1967	4,984	50,193
1968	5,035	48,361
1969	4,710	48,790
1970	4,271	48,398
1971	4,530	48,341
1972	4,505	48,417
1973	3,996	48,943
1974	3,644	50,349
1975	3,321	51,979
1976	2,988	54,019
1977	2,988	56,122
1978	2,367	58,327
1979	2,485	60,984
1980	2,393	62,561
1981	2,605	64,632
1982	2,660	66,826
1983	2,656	68,972
1984	2,388	71,062
1985	2,356	72,776
1986	2,111	73,211
1987	1,841	73,188
1988	1,684	72,944
1989	1,719	72,327
1990	2,101	71,727
1991	2,055	70,506
1992	1,912	69,830
1993	1,765	69,016
1994	1,607	68,336
1995	1,467	67,585
1996	1,334	66,094
1997	1,172	64,954
1998	1,093	64,788
1999	1,351	64,922
2000	1,577	64,268
2001	1,578	62,199
2002	1,369	58,388
2003	1,321	56,743
2004	1,204	55,769
2005	1,018	57,139
2006	927	54,177
2007	1,028	55,244
2008	989	56,491
2009	1,000	55,757
2010	981	50,803
2011	897	52,884
2012	815	52,036
2013	772	49,227
2014	730	49,559
2015	690	49,077
2016	655	45,565
2017	616	43,471
2018	584	42,469
2019	542	37,682
2020	503	29,164
2021	415	20,119
2022	43	21,409
2023	158	24,109

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Costa Rica

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Barbados, compared to 24 deaths in Costa Rica.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Costa Rica
1985	55	43
1986	56	42
1987	57	41
1988	55	40
1989	57	40
1990	59	40
1991	60	39
1992	61	39
1993	55	39
1994	53	39
1995	52	39
1996	51	39
1997	51	38
1998	45	37
1999	44	36
2000	46	36
2001	46	35
2002	43	34
2003	45	33
2004	43	33
2005	44	31
2006	45	30
2007	42	30
2008	42	30
2009	42	29
2010	42	29
2011	41	28
2012	40	27
2013	40	27
2014	39	27
2015	37	26
2016	36	27
2017	37	27
2018	37	28
2019	36	26
2020	39	34
2021	38	44
2022	38	27
2023	35	24

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 1.05% in Costa Rica. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Barbados	Costa Rica
1960	8.47%	9.62%
1961	7.86%	9.36%
1962	7.33%	9.27%
1963	6.86%	9.25%
1964	6.45%	9.18%
1965	6.1%	9.02%
1966	5.79%	8.78%
1967	5.52%	8.49%
1968	5.28%	8.17%
1969	5.03%	7.85%
1970	4.79%	7.48%
1971	4.55%	7.02%
1972	4.32%	6.45%
1973	4.08%	5.82%
1974	3.86%	5.17%
1975	3.64%	4.54%
1976	3.43%	3.93%
1977	3.23%	3.39%
1978	3.04%	2.96%
1979	2.86%	2.65%
1980	2.69%	2.45%
1981	2.55%	2.33%
1982	2.44%	2.29%
1983	2.34%	2.27%
1984	2.26%	2.25%
1985	2.19%	2.2%
1986	2.12%	2.12%
1987	2.05%	2.01%
1988	1.97%	1.89%
1989	1.89%	1.78%
1990	1.81%	1.69%
1991	1.73%	1.62%
1992	1.66%	1.57%
1993	1.59%	1.53%
1994	1.53%	1.51%
1995	1.49%	1.49%
1996	1.45%	1.47%
1997	1.43%	1.45%
1998	1.42%	1.41%
1999	1.42%	1.36%
2000	1.44%	1.31%
2001	1.45%	1.26%
2002	1.47%	1.22%
2003	1.48%	1.18%
2004	1.49%	1.15%
2005	1.48%	1.13%
2006	1.47%	1.12%
2007	1.45%	1.11%
2008	1.43%	1.09%
2009	1.41%	1.07%
2010	1.39%	1.05%
2011	1.37%	1.02%
2012	1.35%	0.98%
2013	1.33%	0.95%
2014	1.31%	0.92%
2015	1.28%	0.9%
2016	1.25%	0.89%
2017	1.21%	0.89%
2018	1.18%	0.89%
2019	1.14%	0.91%
2020	1.11%	0.94%
2021	1.07%	0.97%
2022	1.04%	1.01%
2023	1%	1.05%